FP&a Manager

FP&a Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance, or other quantitative field (e.g., economics, mathematics)
• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience in investment banking, private equity, FP&A, or similar finance-related role
• Knowledge of financial statements – Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow
• Familiarity with mechanics of financial transactions, including M&A, debt refinancing, and equity raises
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal and organization skills with an ability to balance multiple activities, prioritize and manage workload, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong verbal and written communications
• Outstanding analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Curiosity, resourcefulness, flexibility, and a willingness to collaborate
• Self-starter who takes initiative; confident under pressure and able to consistently meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with FP&A team members and business partners to develop and lead financial planning activities, including budgeting, short- and long-term forecasting, and revenue and expense driver analysis
• Supports long-range planning process and activities for Cengage, including modeling, coordination, and consolidation of business unit financial projections and initiatives
• Builds and maintains models to support long-term business decision-making by understanding profit and loss impacts
• Identifies revenue-generating and expense efficiency opportunities based on understanding of business unit economics
• Develops financial projections to support planning and investment decisions
• Assists in developing market, industry and competitor intelligence and analyzing business opportunities, including acquisitions or divestitures
• Assists in the development of budgeting and forecasting decks for discussion with the executive team, sponsors, and board of directors
• Prepares and distributes monthly financial reports showing monthly, quarterly and forecasted performance
• Uses an analytical approach to proactively identify key insights in Cengage performance trends and provide a trend analysis as needed
• Finds opportunities to streamline and ensure continuous improvement of planning and reporting processes
• Maintains and updates financial reporting structures as needed to align to business management requirements
• Supports development of external investor presentations and data requirements for external reporting along with Board of Directors and executive team presentations

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.